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Author: Sam Catanzaro


California’s AB 1217 Could Supersede Costly Outdoor Dining Permits Proposed by Municipalities

March 22, 2023

March 22, 2023

Legislation would preempt local ordinances and preserve regulatory flexibility for struggling neighborhood restaurants By Sam Catanzaro A new bill proposed...

New Affordable Housing Complex Completed in Santa Monica’s Pico Neighborhood

March 18, 2023

March 18, 2023

Las Flores offers 73 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments at 1834-1848 14th Street By Sam Catanzaro Community Corp. of Santa...

Suspect Arrested in Palisades Park Stabbing of City of Santa Monica Employee

March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

Barna Allen Cranford arrested in connection to March 15 stabbing By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica police have identified and arrested...

Negotiations for Independent Malibu School District Progressing

March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

City of Malibu  and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Complete draft of key deliverables By Sam Catanzaro Negotiations between Santa...

Santa Monica Residents to Pay More for Concealed Carry License After Supreme Court Ruling and Council Vote

March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

Santa Monica City Council sets fee for conceal carry permits at $150 By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica residents will have...

Santa Monica Police Arrest Suspect in Connection to July 2022 Road Rage Incident

March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023

SMPD detectives recently executed an arrest warrant at a Compton home stemming from a road rage incident involving a large...

SMMUSD District Officials Explore Ways to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism

February 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

According to new data, last year 19.3 percent of kindergarten through eighth-grade students in SMMUSD were chronically absent By Sam...

Santa Monica City Council Declares Local Homelessness Emergency

February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

The declaration will enable the city to advocate for additional resources and funding at the county, state and federal levels...

LAPD Releases Sketch of Man Wanted for Attempted Rape at Will Rogers State Beach

February 15, 2023

February 15, 2023

Man sought in connection to February 3 incident next to Tower 15  By Sam Catanzaro The LAPD has released a...

Santa Monica Fire Department Helps Extinguished Palisades Brush Fire

February 13, 2023

February 13, 2023

Friday afternoon brush fire put out in 50 minutes By Sam Catanzaro It took firefighters under an hour to put...